Analysis The Bribery Game Is Changing, Taking Down Israel's Wealthiest Businesswoman With It

All was going well for Shari Arison’s business empire – until it wasn’t

Analysis Israel’s Natural Gas Industry Is Incredibly Safe. The Construction Industry Should Learn From It

Israel managed to build a natural gas drilling platform almost without a hitch. So why are there so many accidents in the construction industry?

Analysis Israel Won't Vet Chinese Investment, Risking U.S. Ire

Government team tasked with examining foreign investment oversight has quietly recommended against it, so as not to offend Beijing

Analysis Bibi’s Appetite for Power Is a Danger to the Economy

Rumors are that Netanyahu wants to move the powerful budget division from the treasury to the Prime Minister’s Office

Analysis The Fighting Is Over, but Gaza’s Economic Problems Remain

As far as Israel’s government is concerned, Gaza is a problem out of which no good can come. But we need to start discussing its future

Analysis Is Big, Bad Amazon Really Going to Eat Israeli Retailers’ Lunch?

Many of America’s most successful companies have flopped in Israel. If Amazon succeeds it will be because it shakes things up in a good way

Analysis Israel Wants Google, Facebook to Pay Hundreds of Millions in Taxes to Plug Deficit

The two multinationals currently pay no income tax in Israel, although they do pay other taxes, such as VAT and wage taxes

Opinion No More Corrupting Coalition Deals

Analysis Israel Election 2019: Why Netanyahu-Gantz Unity Government Would Be Best for the Economy

Amid the corruption cases plaguing Netanyahu, small right-wing parties would have hefty extortion power in the cabinet. Without them, Israel could more easily pass a responsible budget

Analysis Feiglin Is Selling a Bottle of Free Market Snake Oil

A close reading of the Zehut Party platform reveals impossible contradictions, especially vis-a-vis settlers

Analysis Was It Netanyahu’s Financial Savvy or Insider Information?

Either way, the premiere bought the stock at close to a 95 percent discount, and later sold it to his cousin for seven times what he paid for it

Analysis Gantz and Ashkenazi: Failed Businessmen?

Both chaired firms that collapsed, but that has no bearing on their ability to lead Israel

The Union Chief May Not Be a Socialist but He Could Be Israel's Next Finance Minister

In an interview, Avi Nissenkorn stresses his commitment to a free market

Opinion Tzipi Livni Only Had One Dish on the Menu

Livni's difficulty in taking on issues beyond the peace process and the two-state solution led to her political downfall

Opinion Netanyahu Doesn't Want You to Know This

Netanyahu and other party leaders are denying people the ability to make decisions knowledgeably on the issues that really matter to them

Analysis Not Just Security: What Could Benny Gantz’s Socioeconomic Directive Be

None of the candidate's advisers are economists and none have a record in finance, but potential additions could provide clear direction as tough decisions are badly needed

Analysis Can the Center-left Cheat Fate and Snatch Middle Class Voters From Netanyahu's Hands?

Likud’s electoral strength is with middle income groups. Gantz's new party is taking its votes from Labor, which is supported by Israel's highest income earners

Analysis When It Comes to China, Trump Expects Israel to Follow His Lead

U.S. no longer wants to be the world’s policeman, but it still wants to be the world’s regulator and Israel is feeling the effect

Opinion Netanyahu Can't Convey a Sense of Decorum He Never Had

The prime minister dictates ostensibly clean messages and his associates translate them into dirty messages, contradicting the spirit of his mentor, the late Moshe Arens

Analysis Netanyahu's Christmas Gift to Israel: Early Elections

Israel's early election will put an end to the budget-busting legislation that serves politicians and not the public

Opinion How Not to Treat Asylum Seekers

There are issues on which pragmatism, logic and morality give way to populism and ulterior motives. If the moral argument doesn’t sway right-wing cabinet members, perhaps economic ones will

Israel's Tuna Trap: How Did Lower Tariffs Lead to Higher Prices

Canned tuna is now more expensive in Israel than it was when duties were higher

Analysis By Raising Interest Rates, Central Bank Makes Clear Israel's Economy Is Looking Good

More solid growth appears likely amid low joblessness and rising wages, so near-zero interest rates will become a thing of the past

Analysis Budget Busters Must Be Stopped, but It’ll Be Painful

The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance are both on a budget rampage, but each with a different agenda to deal with the deficit

Analysis #MeToo vs. the Capital Markets Regulator

Moshe Bareket replaced his predecessor’s female driver with a man. What message is he trying to convey to his office?

Analysis The Bank of Israel's New Chief Faces a Steep Learning Curve

Yaron may have an impressive resume but he will need to work closely with the central bank’s top officials to learn the ins and outs of Israel’s major economic issues

Can Israel's New Capital Markets Chief Stand Up to Special Interests?

Moshe Bareket replaces Dorit Salinger as Israel's capital markets commissioner

Opinion The Sins of Israel’s Business Elite

The imprisonment of fallen tycoon Nochi Dankner symbolizes the gap between real entrepreneurs and the small group of risk-takers addicted to credit who have given capitalism a bad name

Opinion Israel's Bottomless Money Pit for Soldiers, Cops and Spooks

Salaries at the Shin Bet security service, the Mossad, the police and the prison service are linked to those of career soldiers, a move Netanyahu is fortunately taking to the High Court